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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

    Radio Brains
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

    Pee is for Propulsion
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Somebody’s reading my mail!

    Unfolding Secrets
    Somebody’s reading my mail!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

    Sunny Psychedelics
    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

    Cyborg Science
    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

    Chameleon Construction
    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

    Delicious Electronics
    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

    Bacterial Buddies
    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

    Hangry Cycles
    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

    Kitty Cat Secret
    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the cure for cancer… psychedelic mushrooms?!

    Shroom with a View
    Is the cure for cancer… psychedelic mushrooms?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Join the enzyme evolution revolution… today!

    Maximum Efficiency
    Join the enzyme evolution revolution… today!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can E.T. survive UV?!

    Lichenate Me!
    Can E.T. survive UV?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing?

    Romantic Retching
    There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap!

    Bird Beams
    Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You‘d know if you were drowning, right? 

    Seal-O2 Sensors
    You‘d know if you were drowning, right? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?!

    Big Bang Alert
    What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?!

    Slice-Proof Power Packs
    Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Even mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - needs a nap sometimes!

    You Sleep, Cells Clean
    Even mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - needs a nap sometimes!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Before your next workout - take a personality test!

    The Big Five in Exercise
    Before your next workout - take a personality test!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red?

    Infrared in a Blink
    Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?!

    Pawsitive Thinking
    Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh